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Calcium Channel Blocker-Related Peripheral Edema: Can It Be Resolved?

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL HYPERTENSION, Issue 4 2003
Domenic A. Sica MD
Calcium channel blocker (CCB)-related edema is quite common in clinical practice and can effectively deter a clinician from continued prescription of these drugs. Its etiology relates to a decrease in arteriolar resistance that goes unmatched in the venous circulation. This disproportionate change in resistance increases hydrostatic pressures in the precapillary circulation and permits fluid shifts into the interstitial compartment. CCB-related edema is more common in women and relates to upright posture, age, and the choice and dose of the CCB. Once present it can be slow to resolve without intervention. A number of strategies exist to treat CCB-related edema, including switching CCB classes, reducing the dosage, and/or adding a known venodilator such as a nitrate, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, or an angiotensin-receptor blocker to the treatment regimen. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors have been best studied in this regard. Diuretics may alter the edema state somewhat, but at the expense of further reducing plasma volume. Traditional measures such as limiting the amount of time that a patient is upright and/or considering use of graduated compression stockings are useful adjunctive therapies. Discontinuing the CCB and switching to an alternative antihypertensive therapy will resolve the edema. [source]

Making Culture the Core of the Language Class: Can It Be Done?

MODERN LANGUAGE JOURNAL, Issue 2 2010
GILBERTE FURSTENBERG
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Women With ADHD: It Is an Explanation, Not the Excuse Du Jour

PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE, Issue 3 2010
CNS-BC, Roberta Waite EdD
PURPOSE., To call attention to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a psychiatric disorder that can limit women's potential and overall well-being. CONCLUSION., ADHD, a legitimate neurobiological disorder that is often hidden, ignored, or misdiagnosed among women, causes them to struggle in silence. Proper interventions for women with ADHD that provide significant attention to context mitigate challenges across psychological, academic, occupational, and social domains. This should amend the diagnosis du jour concept, thereby supporting mechanisms to improve early intervention and positive outcomes. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS., Primary care practitioners play a central role in recognition, intervention, and recovery of women with ADHD. [source]

Public Health: What It Is and How It Works

AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Issue 5 2009
Article first published online: 6 OCT 200
No abstract is available for this article. [source]